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Conference hydra::amiga_v1

Title:AMIGA NOTES
Notice:Join us in the *NEW* conference - HYDRA::AMIGA_V2
Moderator:HYDRA::MOORE
Created:Sat Apr 26 1986
Last Modified:Wed Feb 05 1992
Last Successful Update:Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:5378
Total number of notes:38326

1006.0. "Word Perfect -> IBM 5.25"" by MEMORY::BERKSON (What's that in the road - a head?) Wed Dec 23 1987 09:25

    I need to get a Word Perfect report onto an IBM PC 5.25" disk. Will
    this work? Put the report on the Amiga disk with WP. Use some utility
    or something to copy the disk onto an IBM type disk. Get someone
    to copy the little IBM disk to a big IBM disk. 
    
    Is there a utility of this type or will I have to get MS-DOS and
    use Transformer? Will WP write something to the Amiga disk that
    WP on an IBM will be able to use later on? Thanks.
    
      mitch
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1006.1A couple of suggestionsNAC::PLOUFFLANsman WesWed Dec 23 1987 09:3613
    Two easy methods which may work:
    
    1) Get the Amiga 5.25" drive.  On your Extras v1.2 disk are utilities
    to format the bigger floppies IBM style and copy back and forth
    between Amiga 3.5" and IBM 5.25" formats.
    
    2) Upload the files to somebody's PC, or upload to an Easynet node,
    then copy using a VAXmate to a pre-formatted 5.25" disk.  Note:
    the VAXmate cannot reliably format XT-style 360 KB diskettes.  There
    may also be some utility for the Rainbow.
    
    For either method you probably want to use the text filter to change
    Amiga LFs to MS-DOS CR-LF pairs.
1006.2Think soVTHRAX::KIPWed Dec 23 1987 09:384
    I may be able to help.  I have the Amiga 5-1/4" external drive and
    the Enhancer software to copy files between IBM PC and Amiga floppies.
    Not sure what you mean by "little" and "big" IBM disks.  Send me
    Email if I can help.
1006.3ClarificationVTHRAX::KIPWed Dec 23 1987 09:405
    Clarifying .2:
    
    Got the impression that it was an emergency and you needed a particular
    report copied ASAP.  If you want the *ability* to do it, .1 sounds
    right to me.
1006.4Dos-to-DosLEDS::ACCIARDIWed Dec 23 1987 11:075
    A commercial product called Dos-to-Dos can directly read and write
    IBM and Atari ST 3 1/2" formats using the standaard Amiga floppies.
    
    ed.
1006.5What you need is a real answerCSSE::WARDWed Dec 23 1987 13:249
    An excerpted review of DOS-to-DOS is in note 424.  It covers 
    situations and uses thereof against the 1.2 utility.
    
    As a new owner of WP, I bought an additional reference manual that
    has a paragraph or two on a convert program for IBM and clones.
    I would call the support number first.  If you don't get a clear
    answer I'd be more than happy to work out a solution with you since
    I've got some additional sources and a need to know.